Patient Safety Presentation



Patient Safety: You Can Make a DifferencePatient Safety Web References and Resources Available at: of Contents TOC \o "3-3" \h \z \t "Heading 1,1,Heading 2,2" Informational Websites PAGEREF _Toc447635102 \h 2General Information PAGEREF _Toc447635103 \h 2Directories and Comparison Sites PAGEREF _Toc447635104 \h 3Advocacy focused websites PAGEREF _Toc447635105 \h 3NLM-Specific Resources PAGEREF _Toc447635106 \h 3Journals, Newsletters, Book Sources PAGEREF _Toc447635107 \h 4Free Online Newsletters PAGEREF _Toc447635108 \h 4Journals on or Including Patient Safety Topics PAGEREF _Toc447635109 \h 4Additional Article/Book/Report Sources PAGEREF _Toc447635110 \h 4Additional Resources PAGEREF _Toc447635111 \h 4Alerts and Advisories (See also state health websites) PAGEREF _Toc447635112 \h 4Blogs PAGEREF _Toc447635113 \h 5Podcasts/Audio Conferences and Videos/DVDs/Videocast PAGEREF _Toc447635114 \h 5YouTube Channels PAGEREF _Toc447635115 \h 5Patient Safety Education PAGEREF _Toc447635116 \h 5Patient Safety Oriented Conferences PAGEREF _Toc447635117 \h 5Patient Safety Certificate and Degree Programs PAGEREF _Toc447635118 \h 5Abbreviations (Alphabet Soup) PAGEREF _Toc447635119 \h 6State Health and Patient Safety Connections PAGEREF _Toc447635120 \h 7Organizations Alphabetized by State PAGEREF _Toc447635121 \h 7Additional State Resources PAGEREF _Toc447635122 \h 20United States National Regulatory and Related Agencies PAGEREF _Toc447635123 \h 20Informational Websites* Recommended places to startGeneral InformationBe a Prepared Patient (CFAH): Center for Patient Partnerships (University of Wisconsin-Madison): and Patient Educators Association – CPEA: Consumers Advancing Patient Safety – CAPS: *ConsumerMedSafety (ISMP): Emily Jerry Foundation: Empowered Patient Coalition – EPC: (AAFP): For Patients / Para Los Pacientes (AANA): For Patients and Families (NPSF): Health and Wellness (Consumer Reports): Infections – HAI (CDC): Health (HHS): (HHS): - for health insuranceInstitute for FamilyCentered Care – IFCC: (Nemours): The Leapfrog Group: *Medically Induced Trauma Support Services – MITSS: (HHS): Medication Safety Program (DHQP): Medication Use Safety Training for Seniors? – MUST (NCPIE): *MedlinePlus (NLM): and My Medicine Record (FDA): *National Council on Patient Information and Education – NCPIE: and and Patient Safety (WHO): Safety: OrthoInfo (AAOS): *Patient Involvement (AHRQ): and Consumers (AHRQ): for Patient Safety (WHO): Safe Care Campaign: Safer Health Care for Kids (AAP): (ASHP): Safety Information for Patients and Families (MCPME): *Speak Up Initiatives (The Joint Commission): VA National Center for Patient Safety (VA): (Royal Children’s Hospital): Directories and Comparison Sites(See also state and national boards listed below)American Hospital Directory: America’s Emergency Care Environment (ACEP): Directories (NLM): Find doctors, providers, hospitals, plans and suppliers (Medicare): HealthGrades: Leapfrog Hospital Ratings: Quality Check: Find a Health Care Organization (The Joint Commission): Search for Doctors and Dentists (): UCompareHealthCare (New York Times): focused websitesCitizens for Patient Safety – CPS: Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths – RID: : (Search patient safety)Engaged Patient (EPC): Health Information Privacy (Office for Civil Rights HHS): King Foundation: Mothers Against Medical Errors – MAME: Partnership for Patient Safety – P4PS (for profit): Patients’ Action Network (AMA): Patient Advocate Foundation – PAF: of NY (Persons United Limiting Substandards and Errors in Health Care): Sebastian Ferrero Foundation: Patient Project (Consumers Union): Reading ListsPatient Safety Primers (AHRQ): Patients (AHRQ): Recommended Reading for Patients, Families and Patient Advocates (NN/LM): NLM-Specific ResourcesGeneralDrug Information Portal: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed): Household Products Database: MedlinePlus: NIH Senior : Pillbox: PubMed (including My NCBI): PubMed Health: Journals, Newsletters, Book Sources Free Online Newsletters (Some are both online and print, some offer subscriptions)APSF Newsletter: Drug Safety Newsletter (FDA): Medical Device Safety (CDRH-FDA): and Mortality Weekly Report – MMWR (CDC): Patient Safety Briefings (EMPSF): for Patient Safety Newsletter (WHO): Sorry Works! eNewsletter: Topics in Patient Safety – TIPS (NCPS): Journals on or Including Patient Safety Topics(May also be online; may also have some free articles online)AORN Journal: Quality and Safety: for Healthcare Quality – JHQ: Journal of Participatory Medicine: of Patient Safety: Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare – PSQH: (free online)Patient Safety in Surgery: (free online)WebM&M – Morbidity and Mortality Rounds on the Web (AHRQ): (free online)Additional Article/Book/Report SourcesBookshelf (NLM): (including AHRQ reports)Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care: National Academy for State Health Policy – NASHP: Quality Chasm Series (National Academies Press): ResourcesAlerts and Advisories (See also state health websites)CenterWatch: Drug Recalls (FDA): Medical Device Safety (CDRH-FDA): MedWatch E-list (FDA): Clinical Alerts and Advisories: Recalls and Public Health Alerts (USDA): (Standard Register Healthcare): Health Affairs Blog (Health Affairs): Medical Weblog (Kevin Pho) Lean Blog (Mark Graban): Patient Safety Blog: Telling Our Stories (Ken Farbstein): of a Patient Safety Advocate (Ilene Corina): Matters (Brigham and Women's Hospital): Wachter’s world (Robert M. Wachter): Conferences and Videos/DVDs/Videocast Drug Safety Podcasts (FDA): 411 (AHRQ): Josie King Story DVD: Patient Safety News (FDA): Things You Should Know Before Entering the Hospital (Four Leaf Enterprises): We Care about Your Safety (ASHRM): ChannelsAHRQ Health TV: : Corina (PULSE): Induced Trauma Support Services: Patient Safety Authority: Safe Care Campaign's Channel: Transparent Health: Surgery Checklist: Patient Safety EducationPatient Safety Oriented ConferencesConferences (IHI): Event Calendar (PSQH): and Announcements (AHRQ): (HFES): Patient Safety Congress (NPSF): Safety Certificate and Degree ProgramsCertified Patient Safety Officer – CPSO (International Board for Certification of Safety Managers): – Masters (Center for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University): Patient Safety Leadership – Certificate, MS degree (University of Illinois at Chicago): (Alphabet Soup)When not following the full nameAAFP – American Academy of Family PhysiciansAANA – American Association of Nurse AnesthetistsAAOS – American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsAAP – American Academy of PediatricsACEP – American College of Emergency PhysiciansAHRQ – Agency for Healthcare Quality and ResearchAMA – American Medical AssociationASHP – American Society of Health-System PharmacistsASHRM – American Society for Healthcare Risk ManagementCDC – HHS Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCDRH – FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health CFAH – Center for Advancing HealthDHQP – HHS Division of Healthcare Quality PromotionEMPSF – Emergency Medicine Patient Safety FoundationEPC – Empowered Patient CoalitionFDA – United States Food and Drug AdministrationHFES – Human Factors and Ergonomics SocietyHHS – US Department of Health and Human ServicesIHI – Institute for Healthcare Improvement ISMP – Institute for Safe Medication PracticesMCPME – Massachusetts Coalition for the NCPIE – National Council on Patient Information and EducationNCPS – VA National Center for Patient SafetyNIH – National Institutes of HealthNLM – National Library of Medicine NPSF – National Patient Safety Foundation PSO – Patient Safety Organization PSQH- Patient Safety and Quality HealthcarePSRS – Patient Safety Reporting System PULSE – Persons United Limiting Substandards and Errors in HealthcareSTORC – State Obstetric and Pediatric Research CollaborationUSDA – United States Department of Agriculture VA – United States Department of Veterans AffairsWHO – World Health Organization State Health and Patient Safety Connectionsincluding State Incident Reporting Systems, Patient Safety Organizations, and CoalitionsNote: Official Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) are listed in the state in which they are registered, although they may operate beyond that state. Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) generally serve only one state. States with independent health insurance marketplaces are included (ACA).Organizations Alphabetized by StateAlabama atom Alliance: [QIO]Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama: Alabama Board of Nursing: Alabama Department of Public Health: Division of Health Care Facilities: Alabama Hospital Association: Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation – AQAF: State Board of Chiropractic Examiners: State Board of Pharmacy: HIPSO [PSO]: Department of Health and Social Services: Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association – ASHNHA: Mountain-Pacific Quality Health (AK, HI, MT, WY): [QIO]State of Alaska, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development: Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing: Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery: Arizona Department of Health Services: : License search: Arizona Health-E Connection: Hospital and Healthcare Association – AzHHA Arizona Medical Board: Health Services Advisory Group – HSAG: [QIO]Arizona State Board of Pharmacy: QA Stats: (Arkansas) American Data Network PSO: [PSO]Arkansas Department of Health – ADH Arkansas Hospital Association – AHA: Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy: State Medical Board: Arkansas TMF: [QIO]California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems – CAPH: Department of Consumer Affairs: of Pharmacy: Board of California: Osteopathic Medical Board of California: California Health and Human Services Agency: Department of Health Care Services: California Hospital Association – CHA: California Hospital Patient Safety Organization – CHPSO: [PSO]California Patient Safety Action Coalition – CAPSAC: California Patient’s Guide: Your Healthcare Rights and Remedies: : Rating Hospital Quality in California: Covered California: [ACA]Health Services Advisory Group – HSAG: [QIO]Hospital Association of Southern California: California Patient Safety Collaborative – SCPSC: Council of Northern and Central California: – Bay Area Patient Safety Collaborative: Hospital Quality Institute – HQI: Pacific Health Association – PHA (CA, OR, WA): Patient Safety Center – QPSO: [PSO]SAFER California Healthcare: Strategic Alliance for Error Reduction: State of California Office of the Patient Advocate: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies: Division of Registrations: Hospital Association – CHA: Colorado Hospital Report Card: for Health Colorado: [ACA]DARTnet Component Patient Safety Organization: [PSO]PULSE of Colorado: of Colorado: [QIO](Connecticut) Access Health CT: [ACA]Connecticut Center for Patient Safety – CTCPS: Department of Consumer Protection: Department of Public Health: Medical Examining Board: Healthcentric Advisors: [QIO]Connecticut Hospital Association – CHA: Licensing Info Center – CT-CLIC): QA to QI Consulting: [PSO]State of Connecticut eLicensing website: Healthcare Association – DEHA: Innovation Network of Delaware: [QIO]State of Delaware: Division of Professional Regulation: Health and Social Services: of Public Health: (District of Columbia) Atlantic Quality Improvement Network: [QIO]DC Health Link: [ACA]District of Columbia Department of Health: Professional Licensing: of Columbia Hospital Association – DCHA: Miss Registry (ACP): [PSO]Pascal Metrics: [PSO]Patient Safety Leadership Council (AQIPS): [PSO] (Florida) Baptist Health Patient Safety Partnership: [PSO]Center on Patient Safety (Florida State University): Academic Healthcare Patient Safety Organization – FAH-PSO: florida-academic-healthcare-pso/ [PSO]Florida Agency for Health Care Administration – FAHCA: Florida Heath Finder: Board of Medicine: Florida Health: and Regulation: Health Services Advisory Group – HSAG: [QIO]Florida Hospital Association – FHA: Safety Organization of Florida: [PSO]Quality and safety: Patient Safety Institute: [PSO]MEDNAX: [PSO]PULSE of Florida: Strategic Radiology: [PSO]Surgical Momentum: [PSO]UM-JMH Center for Patient Safety (University of Miami-Jackson Health System): [PSO]VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, Tampa): (Georgia) Alliant Georgia Medical Care Foundation – GMCF: [QIO]Georgia Composite Medical Board – GCMB: Department of Human Services: of Community Health: Department of Public Health: Hospital Association – GHA: Quality Check: Secretary of State: Professional Licensing Boards: Patient Safety Institute: [PSO]Safe Care Campaign: Department of Public Health and Social Services Health: Professional Licensing Office: Hawaii Health Connector: [ACA]Healthcare Association of Hawaii – HAH: Quality Health (AK, HI, MT, WY): [QIO]State of Hawaii, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Division of Professional and Vocational Licensing – DCCA-PVL: of Hawaii, Department of Health: Board of Medicine: Department of Health and Welfare: Licensing and certification: ProvidersFacilities/tabid/301/Default.aspx Idaho Hospital Association: Health: [QIO]Your Health Idaho: (Illinois) Anesthesia Quality Institute – AQI: [PSO]Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety Innovation Pediatrics – CPS (Northwestern University): Chicago Breast Cancer Quality Consortium (Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force): [PSO]Clarity: [PSO]Get Covered Illinois: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation: Illinois Department of Public Health – IDPH: Division of Patient Safety and Quality: Hospital Report Card and consumer guide to health care: Illinois Hospital Association – IHA: Alliance for Patient Safety: [PSO]Illinois State Medical Society: Healthcare Quality Alliance: [PSO]Project Patient Care: for Vascular Surgery: [PSO]Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (Northwestern University): [PSO]Safety Intelligence (Vizient): [PSO]Telligen Illinois: [QIO]Indiana atom Alliance: [QIO]Indiana Hospital Association: Patient Safety Center: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency – IPLA: Licensing Board of Indiana: State Department of Health: Medical Errors Reporting System: Coalition for Patient Safety – ICPS: Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering – RCHE (Purdue): discoverypark/rche [PSO]QAISys: [PSO]Iowa Department of Public Health – IDPH: Board of Medicine: Board of Pharmacy: Licensing Index: Healthcare Collaborative – IHC: Iowa Hospital Association: Telligen: [QIO](Kansas) Child Health Patient Safety Organization (Child Health Corporation of America): [PSO]Kansas Department of Health and Environment – KDHE: Department for Aging and Disability Services: occupations credentialing: Kansas Hospital Association – KHA: State Board of Healing Arts: Medicare Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization - QIN-QIO: [QIO](Kentucky) atom Alliance: [QIO]Commonwealth of Kentucky: – Kentucky’s Healthcare Connection: [ACA]Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure: Board of Pharmacy: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services – CHFS: Care Information Center: Hospital Association: Kentucky Institute for Patient Safety and Quality – KIPSQ: [PSO]Louisiana Board of Pharmacy: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals: Louisiana Hospital Association – LHA: Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners: Quality Innovation Network of Louisiana: [QIO](Maine) Anesthesia Data Group – ABG: [PSO]Fides (Spectrum Medical Group): [PSO]Help ME Law: (includes Legal Services for the Elderly)Maine Critical Access Hospital Patient Safety Collaborative: Department of Health and Human Services: for Disease Control and Prevention: Event Program: Healthcentric Advisors: [QIO]Maine Hospital Association – MHA: Maine Quality Forum: Quality Solutions: [PSO]: State of Maine: Department of Professional and Financial Regulation: of Medical Licensure: of Osteopathic Licensure: Specialty Benchmarks PSO: [PSO](Maryland) AABB Center for Patient Safety: [PSO]Coalition for Patients’ Rights – CPR: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: Professional Licensing in Maryland: of Health Care Quality – OHCQ: and Health Promotion Administration – PHPA: Health Care Commission – MHCC: Health Connection: [ACA]Maryland Hospital Association – MHA: Patient Safety Center – MPSC: Mid-Atlantic Patient Safety Organization – MPSC: MPSCPSO.aspx [PSO]VHQC (Virginia Health Quality Center) Maryland: [QIO](Massachusetts) Academic Medical Center (CRICO): [PSO]Fresenius Medical Care: [PSO]Health Care For All: Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors – MCPME: Department of Public Health: of Health Care Quality: of Health Professions Licensure: of Patient Protection: Executive Office of Health and Human Services – EOHHS: Board of Registration in Medicine: Health Connector: [ACA]Massachusetts Hospital Association – MHA: Massachusetts Medical Society – MassMed: Quality Health Partners – MHQP: QCMetrix: [PSO]Massachusetts Healthcentric Advisors: [QIO](Michigan) Emergency Consultants PSO: [PSO]Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network: [QIO]Michigan Department of Community Health – MDCH: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs – LARA: Bureau of Health Professions: Safety: Health and Hospital Association – MHA: MHA Keystone Center for Patient Safety and Quality: [PSO]Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative – MSQC: [PSO]Patient Safety Enhancement Program – PSeP (Ann Arbor VA Medical Center/University of Michigan Health System): (Minnesota) EMERG (Emergency Medical Error Reduction Group): [PSO]Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network: [QIO]Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety – MAPS: Department of Health – MDH: safety: Falls Prevention: Health Licensing Boards: Hospital Association: safety: Hospital Quality Report: : [ACA]Mississippi atom Alliance: [QIO]Board of Chiropractic Examiners: Board of Medical Licensure: Board of Nursing: Board of Pharmacy: Health Care Association – MHCA: Hospital Association – MHA: Mississippi State Department of Health: (Missouri) Ascension Health Patient Safety Organization: [PSO]Missouri Center for Patient Safety – MoCPS: [PSO]Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: Missouri Division of Professional Registration: Board of Registration for the Healing Arts: Hospital Association– MHA: TMF: [QIO](Montana) MHA - An Association of Montana Health Care Providers: Department of Labor and Industry: Business Standards: Healthcare Licensing Bureau: Department of Public Health and Human Services: Quality Health (AK, HI, MT, WY): [QIO](Nebraska) Center for Health Services Research and Patient Safety – CHRP (Creighton University): of Nebraska (Great Plains Quality Innovation Network): [QIO]Nebraska Coalition for Patient Safety – NCPS: [PSO]Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services: Licensing and Registrations: Hospital Association – NHA: improvement/Patient safety: (Nevada) HealthInsight: [QIO]Nevada Department of Health and Human Services: Nevada State Health Division: Compare Care: Health Link: [ACA]Nevada Hospital Association – NHA: State Board of Medical Examiners: State Board of Osteopathic Medicine: Hampshire Board of Medicine: Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services: Hampshire Health Cost: Hampshire Healthcentric Advisors: [QIO]New Hampshire Hospital Association – NHHA: Hampshire Hospital Scorecard (New Hampshire Purchasers Group on Health): of New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy: (New Jersey) Healthy NJ (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey): Jersey Health Care Quality Institute – NJHCQI: Jersey Hospital Association – NJHA: Institute for Quality and Patient Safety: [PSO]Quality Innovation Network of New Jersey: [QIO]State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services: Safety Reporting System: of New Jersey Office of the Attorney General: Division of Consumer Affairs: Health Related Boards: (New Mexico) HealthInsight New Mexico: [QIO]New Mexico Department of Health: Management Bureau – IMB: Mexico Hospital Association – NMHA: Mexico Medical Board: Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department: Boards and Commissions: Be Well: [ACA](New York) Empire State Patient Safety Assurance Network: home/patientsafety/ [PSO]Atlantic Quality Improvement Network: [QIO]Healthcare Association of New York State – HANYS: Vermont: [PSO]New York State Department of Health – NYDOH: for Consumer Health Care Information (including profiles): Safety Center: of Professional Medical Conduct – OPMC: York State of Health: [ACA]New York State Office of Professions: York State Health Accountability Foundation: York University Health Sciences Libraries: Patient libraries Metropolitan Patient Safety Institute – NorMet: New York: Patient Safety Organization: [PSO](North Carolina) Alliant GMCF (Georgia Medical Care Foundation): [QIO]Carolinas HealthCare System: [PSO]Carolinas Rehabilitation: [PSO]North Carolina Board of Pharmacy: Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Carolina Healthcare Quality Alliance – NCHQA: Carolina Hospital Association – NCHA: Carolina Medical Board – NCMB: Carolina Quality Center – NCQC: [PSO]North Dakota Board of Medical Examiners: Dakota Board of Pharmacy: Dakota Department of Health: Dakota Hospital Association – NDHA: Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization - QIN-QIO: [QIO]Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Health: (Ohio) Emergency Medical Physicians: [PSO]Ohio Department of Health: eLicense Center: Health Services Advisory Group – HSAG: [QIO]Ohio Hospital Association – OHA: Patient Safety Institute – OPSI: [PSO]Ohio State Board of Pharmacy: Medical Board of Ohio: Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision – OSBMLS: Hospital Association – OHA: State Department of Health – OSDH: State Board of Osteopathic Examiners: Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy: Oklahoma TMF: [QIO](Oregon) Cover Oregon: [ACA]HealthInsight Oregon: [QIO]Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems – OAHHS: Health Authority: of Pharmacy: Medical Board – OMB: Health: Patient Safety Commission: Safety Action Alerts: Pacific Health Association – PHA (CA, OR, WA): (Pennsylvania) American Medical Foundation for Peer Review and Education: [PSO]Cassatt Patient Safety Organization: [PSO]Chart Institute (Community Hospital Alternative for Risk Transfer): products-services/patient-safety/patient-safety-organization/ [PSO]Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania – HAP: Delaware Valley Healthcare Council – DVHC: and patient safety: for Safe Medication Practices – ISMP: [PSO]Patient Safety Authority: Patient Safety Reporting System – PSRS: Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory: Pennsylvania Department of Health: Pennsylvania Department of State: Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs: Health Care Cost Containment Council – PHC4: Regional Health Initiative – PRHI: Plus (ECRI Institute): [PSO]Quality Innovation Network of Pennsylvania: [QIO]Puerto Rico Department of Health/Departamento de Salud: Puerto Rico Hospital Association/Asociación de Hospitales de Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico TMF: [QIO](Rhode Island) Healthcentric Advisors: [QIO]Health Source RI: [ACA]Hospital Association of Rhode Island – HARI: Island Department of Health: of Medical Licensure and Discipline: Quality Reporting Program: PSO Advisory: [PSO](South Carolina) Atlantic Quality Improvement Network South Carolina: [QIO]Health Sciences South Carolina: Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control – DHEC: Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation – LLR: Division of Professional and Occupational Licensing: Carolina Board of Medical Examiners: Carolina Hospital Association – SCHA: Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations – SDAHO: Dakota Department of Health: Professional Licensing Boards: Medicare Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization - QIN-QIO: [QIO](Tennessee) atom Alliance: [QIO]Community Health Systems – CHS: [PSO]HCA Patient Safety Organization: [PSO]TeamHealth: [PSO]Tennessee Center for Patient Safety: [PSO]Tennessee Department of Health: , Councils, Committees and Registry: Improving Patient Safety – TIPS: Hospital Association – THA: (Texas) Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety (University of Texas Memorial Hermann): Medical Foundation for Patient Safety: Safety America: and Community Health Institute – RCHI (Texas A&M Health Science – TAMHSC): [PSO]Texas Advocates for Patient Safety: Center for Quality and Patient Safety (TCQPS): [PSO]Texas Department of State Health Services: Safety: : [QIO]Texas Hospital Association – THA: Medical Association – TMA: Medical Board: State Board of Pharmacy: (Utah) HealthInsight: [QIO]Utah Department of Commerce: Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing – DOPL: Department of Health – UDoH: in Utah: Safety Initiatives: (w/reporting requirements)Utah Hospitals and Health Systems Association – UHA: Association of Hospitals and Healthcare Systems – VAHHS: Department of Health, Agency of Human Services: of Medical Practice: Safety Surveillance and Improvement System: Health Connect: [ACA]Vermont Healthcentric Advisors: [QIO]Vermont Secretary of State: Office of Professional Regulation: Virgin Islands Department of Health: Virgin Islands Health Services Advisory Group – HSAG: [QIO](Virginia) Alliance for Patient Medication Safety – APMS: [PSO]Society for NeuroInterventional Surgery – SNIS: [PSO]VHQC (Virginia Health Quality Center): [QIO]Virginia Board of Medicine: information: Department of Health – VDH: Department of Health Professions: Health Information – VHI: Hospital and Healthcare Association – VHHA: PSO: [PSO]Wake up Safe (Society for Pediatric Anesthesia): [PSO](Washington) Pacific Health Association – PHA (CA, OR, WA): Health: [QIO]Tri-Cities Patient Safety Coalition: Advocates for Patient Safety – WASP: Washington Health Plan Finder: [ACA]Washington Patient Safety Coalition – WPSC: State Department of Health: Systems Quality Assurance: HealthSystemsQualityAssurance.aspx Licenses, Permits, and Certificates: State Hospital Association – WSHA: State Medical Association – WSMA: State Pharmacy Association – WSPA: Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine: Insights Quality Innovation Network: [QIO]West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources – DHHR: Bureau for Public Health: of Health Facility Licensure and Certification – OHFLAC: West Virginia Hospital Association – WVHA: (Wisconsin) Center for Patient Partnerships: for the Assessment of Radiological Sciences: [PSO]Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network: [QIO]Healthcare Quality Coalition – HQC: Collaborative for Healthcare Quality – WCHQ: Department of Health Services: Hospital Association – WHA: hospitals accountable for quality: PricePoint System: and patient safety: of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services: : (Wyoming) Mountain-Pacific Quality Health AK, HI, MT, WY): [QIO]State of Wyoming Board of Medicine: Department of Health – WDH: Hospital Association – WHA: State Board of Pharmacy: State ResourcesHealth Insurance Marketplace – : Professional Apologies Statutes (NCSL): National Conference of State Legislatures – NCSL: Patient Safety Toolbox (NASHP): (updated 2009)Patient Safety Organizations (AHRQ): Quality Improvement Organizations (CMS): Quality and Patient Safety – QuPS: State Health Facts (Kaiser): – links to state legislature information: States National Regulatory and Related AgenciesAABB – American Association of Blood Banks: Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care – AAAHC: Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Surgery Facilities – AAAASF: in Medicine – AIM: DocFinder: American Board of Medical Specialties – ABMS: This non-profit certifying board works with the following specialty boards: American Board of Allergy and Immunology – ABAI: Board of Anesthesiology – ABA: American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery – ABCRS: American Board of Dermatology – ABD: American Board of Emergency Medicine – ABEM: American Board of Family Medicine – ABFM: American Board of Internal Medicine – ABIM: American Board of Medical Genetics – ABMG: American Board of Neurological Surgery – ABNS: American Board of Nuclear Medicine – ABNM: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology – ABO+G: American Board of Ophthalmology – ABO: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery – ABOS: Board of Otolaryngology – ABOto: American Board of Pathology: American Board of Pediatrics: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation – ABPRM: Board of Plastic Surgery – ABPS: American Board of Preventive Medicine – ABPM: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – ABPN: American Board of Radiology – ABR: American Board of Surgery – ABS: American Board of Thoracic Surgery – ABTS: American Board of Urology – ABU: Board of Physician Specialties – ABPS: Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians – ABQAURP: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education – ACGME: – Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities: on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems – CAMTS: – Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation: Health Accreditation Program – CHAP: Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates – ECFMG: of State Medical Boards – FSMB: Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program – HFAP: National Board of Medical Examiners – NBME: Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners – NBOME: Committee for Quality Assurance – NCQA: Council of State Boards of Nursing – NCSBN: Practitioner Data Bank – NPDB (HRSA): Public Health Accreditation Board – PHAB: Joint Commission: United States Medical Licensing Examination – USMLE: National Network of Libraries of MedicineThis project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services,under Contract No. HHS-N-276-2011-00005-C with the University of Illinois at Chicago. ................
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